A ceremonial royal visit is now at the center of a geopolitical and historical debate. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly stated that he would urge King Charles III to return the Kohinoor diamond if the two meet during the monarch’s upcoming visit for the September 11 commemoration at One World Trade Center. The remark, made during a press briefing, has transformed what was expected to be a symbolic diplomatic engagement into a renewed conversation about colonial history and restitution. The Kohinoor diamond, often called the “Mountain of Light”, remains one of the most contested artifacts of the colonial era. Originally mined in India’s Kollur mines, the gem passed through Mughal and Sikh rulers before coming under British control in 1849 following the Treaty of Lahore, signed by Maharaja Duleep Singh after the Second Anglo-Sikh War. WATCH

U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly reacted to the detention and interrogation of Prince Andrew, as the British royal faces renewed scrutiny tied to the files of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking during an Air Force One press briefing while traveling to Georgia, Trump described the situation as “a shame”, expressing sympathy for the royal family while also reflecting on the global fallout from Epstein’s network. WATCH